The first time I had the privilege to preach through the book of Nehemiah was immediately following a sad division in a local assembly. It seemed as if the local testimony was on the verge of ruin. The saints had asked for something to encourage them. The clarion call of “let us rise up and […]
The Law is for sinners; the Spirit is for sons. The Spirit of God is imbedded in the one triune God. Like the Father and the Son, the Spirit has a unique role in the salvation of man. Once a sinner places repentant faith in the beloved Son of God, the Spirit of God is […]
“Finite minds cannot expect to grasp the infinite,” says this author, but our hearts long to understand more of this wondrous Being just the same. What does Scripture reveal to us about the unique relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Lord Jesus Christ while He was here in this world? In approaching this subject […]
When an important issue like this arises, it brings to light the spiritual state of everyone involved. Let us first consider the candidate. Over the past few years, this individual will doubtless have faced problems, difficulties, and opportunities that have arisen in their family, their assembly, and in the community. If they have not handled […]
Don’t count the days; make the days count. The apostle Paul often alluded to athletics to illustrate divine truth. In every case, he used it, not as we often think of sports today—for leisure and entertainment—but to call the people of God to a life of rigor, sacrifice, determination, and single-mindedness. The runner lays aside […]
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. [Mt. 6:33] A new believer does not initially need a crash course in homiletics, Bible commentaries, computer programs, or topical studies on any and every possible spiritual theme. While there is not necessarily anything wrong […]
“And when He is come, He will convict the world…” I received my coffee and gave the MacDonald’s clerk a gospel tract. He took a quick glimpse at the tract and excitedly asked me, “Have you been baptized by the Holy Spirit?” “Yes,” I answered, “The Bible teaches that everyone who believes has been sealed […]
“But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good” [1 Cor. 12:7] The Holy Spirit of God plays a vital role in the proper functioning of the Church. The Holy Spirit baptizes individuals into the body of Christ, “makes” men overseers of the flock, manifests spiritual gifts in the […]
Forever is coming, whether we like it or not. The question is: which forever? Physicists and astronomers proclaim they know how and when the universe began and approximately when and how it will end. In the book, Endless Universe, the authors begin the story of the universe with the words: “From nothing” and “from nowhere” […]